Falcons 2017 schedule: The bye week lands an awkward time in Week 5

Jul 23 2017 by The Falcoholic

 

The Falcons won’t have the luxury of a late bye. Let’s talk about it.

The Falcons will have just four games before they hit their 2017 bye week. Only one of those games, against the always dangerous Packers, figures to be one of their toughest of the year. That means they’ll have a full three quarters of the season still to go when they get back from their break.

It’s not backbreaking by any stretch of the imagination, but a year ago, the bye came late enough in the year to...

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